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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresprevious conviction
Susan, check out the forum below for Waivers (I-601.) Many people have had to go through a similar process. But the general process is this: you file for the K-1, at the interview they either approve it or deny it, and if they deny it for a waiverable reason, you can submit the waiver after that, and then after some time (varies on the consulate), they'd decide yes or no.

I do not know if your fiance's crime will require a waiver. But you'll need to get your hands on the police report and court records anyway, to determine exactly what the charges are. Whether he'll need a waiver will really turn on the specifics of the charge.

Then it's probably a good idea to consult with a lawyer. Some people have had success with Laurel Scott at www.visacentral.net. She does inexpensive (~$125) telephone consults and for a much greater fee prepares waivers, but she has a lot of experience with these sorts of cases and will be able to advise you correctly.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-06-28 21:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMisdemeanor
My previous comment assumes, of course, that we're talking about the foreigner's police report, which is the way the thread seemed to go even though the OP seems to be talking about a misdemeanor committed by the USC.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-06-30 09:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMisdemeanor
I know this is old. But there seems to be some advice here that ignores the questions on the visa application. C. spent a night in jail when he ws 19 for failing to pay a traffic fine. Sheriff hauled him in, his uncles bailed him out, a real Dukes of Hazzard sort of tale.

His police record is clear. As near as we can tell, it was handled administratively and never recorded anywhere. He wasn't even fingerprinted. But when it came time to get the visa, we answered yes on the question 38 of the DS-156K, that said whether he'd been arrested or convicted "for any crime or offense", regardless of whether it was later expunged. It asks even for arrests, so advice not to declare it seems to be poor. Plus, they're going to notice when they see the police report.

In our case, when C. arrived at the consulate, they asked him why he'd checked yes, he explained, the interviewing officer looked at the police report and chuckled, and that was it.

Whether you'll need a waiver depends on how many offenses there were, the nature of the offense, the statute which the offense violated, what the time served was, what the maximum sentence could have been. It's not just a strict misdemeanor/felony line, either. A good place to start is with the court records and the police report, but an immigration attorney who knows what they're doing is probably a good idea, unless you really want to read the INA.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-06-30 09:54:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs K-1 better option in my case?
The reliability of information from sites like VJ varies directly with the number of members who have experienced it. Filling out the G-325A? Probably pretty good. Dealing with the Manila consulate? Similar. Knowing when to need a waiver? Less so.

Dealing with an overstay, a deportation order, a skipped court date, a student visa that wasn't used properly, and Pakistan? No one's advice is likely to be helpful. Spend the cash and consult with an immigration attorney, maybe two.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-06-30 11:03:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRunning Out of Time
I wouldn't bet on getting an expedite request when they advise not making plans before the visa is in hand.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-05-02 16:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresRunning Out of Time
Thing is, TimsDaisy, it's very hard to prove a negative. The burden of proof is completely on the immigrant to show that he's eligible for the benefit at all stages of it. So, she's have to leave out talk of the wedding at the interview. And maybe that's pretty easy. But then she'll have to be careful at the POE. No wearing a wedding ring, no bringing along wedding pictures, have a blithe response prepared when the POE officer cheerfully asks 'so, when's the wedding?'

Technically, you're quite right that absent a legal marriage, she's being completely honest and legal. And no one's saying she'd be committing fraud. But perception can count more just for the purposes of entry. There isn't an American tradition of having a big party with a big white floofy dress and a priest, that isn't legally registered. So you'd have to say 'well, it looks like a wedding, but trust us, it isn't, we have no legal paperwork.'

And then there's AOS, for which she's eligible based on being a fiancée when she crossed the border. That means no wedding pictures of the earlier ceremony then. (We had someone ask whether they should use their 'wedding' pictures as proof of relationship once.) It just seems like you'd be committed for the next few years to remembering your wedding day as something you can't talk about to USCIS.

I'd move the wedding back three months, personally, if you can.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-05-02 08:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresK1 visa and place of marriage
There's a news article about a Japanese-American couple who tried the same thing and it's ended with her back in Japan with a ten-year-ban.

Your fiancé has to be single when she uses the K-1. Think about it -- when it came time to adjust status, how would you explain that your marriage certificate predated the K-1 entry?

Her mom's probably worried about her little girl and not getting to see the wedding. Maybe have an engagement party, or really take the mom's input in planning the U.S. ceremony so she feels like she's not sending away her little girl to go live in sin with some American. ;) Or, marry and file for the K-3.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-07-25 10:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresOH NO!! They spelled her name wrong on her international passport!!
I don't think your best bet is to try to get Homeland Security to change their records; are you going to change the birth certificate and all her other documentation to reflect the spelling mistake, too? USCIS isn't the one that issued her passport, so calling them isn't going to fix it.

Have your fiance get her passport fixed. The three months it takes to do that is probably more than enough time for your paperwork to wind its way through USCIS and State. You won't have to send everything in all over again.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-07-28 10:59:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDoh! I Forgot to Send the Check!
You know, I sent off the I-129F originally with the check accidentally post-dated, so they bounced it back to me. They can't accept it, because they can't generate a number until there's proof of payment. Which means your packet would be sitting in an office somewhere with no tracking information. You're better off having it returned! Sorry about the fee increase, but hopefully this is your one mulligan in this process.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-07-30 15:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWaiver for "2-year rule"?
F-1s aren't subject to the rule. And it's not all Js, either. It has to do mostly with the source of the funding and sometimes the nature of the degree (i.e., they want to encourage U.S.-trained doctors to return home.) Fs can switch, if they find a sponsor, to an H1-B pretty easily so you're in the clear if you have an F.

Here's a helpful link that explains some of this.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-07-28 09:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresProof of giving Money to Fiance
1) If you want proof of having given money, don't use cash.
2) Giving money, though, isn't listed as something that proves a relationship on the I-129F. Think about how many people you give money to every day. Dunkin Donuts, newspaper stand, parking lot, sandwich shop, etc. A valid family-based relationship is maybe one where we want to avoid looking like it's a fee-for-service kind of relationship.
Plus, if your case looks sort of fraudulent, no need to give the officer reason to think she's not interested in marriage, but in a ready supply of cash.

3) Absolutely nothing wrong with being generous and helping out your fiancee. It's just not terribly good proof of anything except that you gave her money. Focus on the e-mails and letters and visits to show that you're a legit couple.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-02 09:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresMoving Internationally After Filing K-1
To which consulate do Saskatchewan residents file? If it's Vancouver, and you're moving to Vancouver, I'd file now if your parents are willing to play courier and send you materials. You can always change your mailing address later.

If Saskatchewan people interview in Montreal, I'd wait until you have an address in BC because Montreal has a 5-7 month wait for an interview, so you wouldn't be saving any time by filing prematurely.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-04 11:33:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need to hire an attorney?

Excellent advice in this thread from both pushbrk and Becca. :thumbs:

I think the thing to remember here is that we all vary in our ability to handle paperwork. Some people find it difficult, others find it easy. It isn't a slur on their personality if they find it hard, nor should we judge them if they choose to go the immigration attorney path. But we also shouldn't make this decision for them; we don't know them personally nor where their strengths lay.


Nor their time. I was able to educate myself largely because I'm in grad school and my schedule's pretty flexible. If I were working a more rigorous schedule I wouldn't have had the time (but would have had the cash.)

Plus, while a person might care more than the attorney does, that doesn't translate into competent handling. I might care more than the doctor if C. had surgery, but I wouldn't conclude from that that I knew how to suture a wound.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-06 21:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDo I need to hire an attorney?
pushbrk & rebeccajo very good advice. It might not be a bad idea to have a consultation with an attorney because sometimes it's hard to know whether you have a complication when you're new to the process. But even if you do get an attorney, ultimately, you need to be responsible for your own case, reading the instructions and documenting the relationship.

Many people have done it without hiring an attorney, myself included.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-06 08:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfiancee work concern
Not wanting to generalize about 'Asia' isn't some namby-pamby political correctness nicety, but just the fact that what holds in HCMC might not hold in Ulaanbataar. Or Japan. Or India.

In any case, I reiterate my advice to the OP to talk to a lawyer who is familiar with the consulate. The consular officers aren't ignorant, and they'll know that say "working bar" or "unemployed" in such-and-such an area when the girl is from such-and-such a town likely is a euphemism.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-10 09:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Proceduresfiancee work concern
It's probably good to find an attorney who knows something about the consulate through which your fiancee will be going, as well as a legal way to phrase her profession, if possible, in a way that indicates that she is admissible.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-08 20:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs it possible to extend a K1 Visa?

TracyTN,

This may not be a satisfactory answer, but recognize that a K1 who marries after the 90-day period and applies to adjust status is not applying for adjustment as a K1. They are applying on the same basis as any other non-K1 non-immigrant who is present in the USA (having entered with inspection), marries, and wants to adjust.

Yodrak


Yep, I completely understand that. I've honestly never found a satisfactory answer to the question.

I think that the 90 day K1 stipulation is, frankly, silly and superfluous, since it can be 'overcome' by filing a I 130 and the
I 485 concurrently. The only 'downside' to that is what you pointed out - and I have yet to see a case where that fact has become an issue at the AOS interview.

Sorry to hijack the thread. :blush: I'm sure I can gripe about this somewhere else. :lol:


I don't think the point of the 90-day limit is thought of as something that can't be overcome, but to discourage people from using the fiance visa as a getting-to-know-you visa. If there were no limit, then I imagine the risk of fraud and abuse of the foreign fiance would be higher.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-08 14:57:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Section C - Child Abuse Question

If he were to check 'yes', it might be good to get a copy of the report from child services and to write an explanation of the incident.


Not only a good idea it required....

From the I-129F form:

Using a separate sheet(s) of paper, attach informationrelating to the conviction(s), such as crime involved, date of conviction and sentence.


It's required if it's a conviction. Who knows what the status of this 'list' is.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-10 17:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI-129F Section C - Child Abuse Question
It depends on what sort of finding the social services had to make in order to have him placed on the list, and if that counts as a 'civil' conviction if not a criminal one. What process did they have to go through to put his name on the list? Is it a list internal to the organization, or something that an outside agency could search?

In any case, I personally would lean towards Yodrak's interpretation and a general recommendation of disclosure. (On a different form, we had a similar question about whether to disclose an arrest for an infraction (traffic-related, no court, no record) and we had the good experience of having the consular officer chuckle at our honesty.)

If he were to check 'yes', it might be good to get a copy of the report from child services and to write an explanation of the incident.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-10 16:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresUse the first name?
I used C.'s full name the first time I named him in the description of how we met (Q18), and his first name after that. I chose to use his full name just to keep continuity with the rest of the documentation, but I don't think it matters all that much. They're looking for a description of how you met, and as long as it's clear who you met, how you met, when you met, and where you met, whether you use her first name or full name doesn't add all that much.

I wouldn't worry about closeness as the description is sort of artificial anyway. I almost never call C. by his name, it's usually 'sweetheart' or 'babe', but that wasn't going in the forms!

In the letter of intent, I only named him once, and used his full name.

Edited by Caladan, 10 August 2007 - 02:57 PM.

CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-10 14:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresWhy NOA1 didn´t arrive?
Call the service center and ensure that they have your fiance's (he's not your husband, think fiance fiance fiance) address correct in their system. You don't need the NOA1 for anything -- we never received ours -- but it's good to make sure that they're not sending your mail to Outer Mongolia. Plus, then you can check on the status of your case.

Another thing you can do is ensure your name is labelled on the inside of your mailbox, especially if you live in an apartment building.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-11 20:07:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedurespayment mistake
We had our I-129F returned because I botched the date on the check, and on the notice that came along with the form it noted that payments sent to Department of Homeland Security were preferred, but payments sent to USCIS were acceptable. I would be surprised if you had any problems with it.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-13 10:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresHow did you package up your I-129F Application for mailing?
The first time I sent mine (it was returned for a screw-up with the payment) I clipped it together with binder clips. Upon resending it, I was annoyed enough that I just put the whole thing in an envelope. YMMV, but as long as it's there and organized, I don't think extensive clips and fasteners are necessary.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-15 11:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDuration of visit?
Oh, okay. You should be fine. You're here primarily to do your work, you intend to leave, and you're filing for the K-1. With the caveats about the POE and whether they think you have immigrant intent, you're good to go. :) It's totally fine to do research and visit with your boyfriend at the same time just like it's fine to do research and go shopping at the same time.

Can they stamp it for three and a half months? Just ask them. You're here to do research, and you're returning at the end of December for Christmas. Like anyone else here for the fall semester.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-17 10:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresDuration of visit?
What do you mean by "your visa allows it in theory?" That it would be a short overstay, or that you have a visa that allows a 3.5 month visit?
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-17 09:06:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever met my fiance but sent in the K-1 application
stina wasn't out of line, imo. "Troll" isn't usually co-extensive with "asks a dumb question."
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-17 12:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever met my fiance but sent in the K-1 application
Didn't we have an actual member who tried for a K-1 having not met her fiance?
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-17 12:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresNever met my fiance but sent in the K-1 application

Does anyone really believe that this is NOT a troll? Yes there are a lot of dumbos out there -- but this is a case where the I-129F makes it CRYSTAL CLEAR that you have to prove you've met in the prior two years and describe that meeting. The form even clearly says "Explain also in detail any reasons you may have for requesting that the requirement that you and your fiancé(e) must have met should not apply to you".

I don't believe a real applicant filling out the form would just decide to skip that part.

My call = TROLL


I'd be inclined to agree except that I don't believe 90% of applicants read the instructions.

To the OP: if you haven't met in person, you'd have to demonstrate conclusively to USCIS why you haven't done so. You'd have to show either a religious or cultural reason that you couldn't meet (not just that you couldn't be alone together, but that you weren't permitted to meet), or you'd have to show something like a medical reason that prevented you from going to see her, and a reason that she couldn't come to see you, or that neither of you could go to a third country to meet. I don't remember the link, but there is a link that lists a bunch of arguments people have used. I can think of one success (disabled USC unable to travel at all, beneficiary unable to come to visit)... but who knows if they were able to demonstrate a bonafide relationship at the interview.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-15 15:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswanting to get married but how and where?
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The problem is that the F-1 isn't dual intent, meaning it's purpose is to study (or here, extended past his studies with the dean's permission), but not to immigrate. (i.e., normally, you leave once you're done.) Some visas (the H1-B, one of the Ls) are dual intent, meaning that you can use them having the intent to work AND immigrate. I know, it seems weird.

As far as where to marry, pretty much anywhere that you can get a marriage license. Most places seem to be satisfied with a valid passport and a social security number (or a good reason for not having one.) You should call the office for the county where you want to get married, as in my experience the information they have online tends to pre-suppose someone is a citizen.


If he were to successfully adjust status through a work related sponsorship, and H1b or other status that allows adjusting to permanent resident, then his marriage to a USC would become irrelevant. If he uses the marriage to USC as basis for adjusting status, then the couple needs to marry and file the paperwork before he leaves and needs to re-enter again. Clearly he had no immigrant intent based on marriage to a USC, upon his most recent entry. On his next entry, if not already married and AOS filed, then files AOS based on marriage to USC, he clearly had intent to do so upon entry and is committing fraud, IMO.


Not quite the timetable I was thinking, so marriage isn't irrelevant for what I was thinking. Were he on an H1-B, and he married a USC, he wouldn't have to worry about leaving the country for a vacation and returning right before the marriage being a sign of immigrant intent because immigrant intent is okay on an H1-B. The adjustment would still be based off of the marriage rather than the work visa, assuming they didn't want to wait.

OP, talk with your international office but Jewel's pretty much nailed it. This is not a big deal, it happens ALL the time, and your fiance HAS used his visa properly. It's just with his graduation coming up that I'm not sure how his status would look were he to leave, return, and then get married (as opposed to returning for another year of schooling). But the international office will know that.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-18 17:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswanting to get married but how and where?
The problem is that the F-1 isn't dual intent, meaning it's purpose is to study (or here, extended past his studies with the dean's permission), but not to immigrate. (i.e., normally, you leave once you're done.) Some visas (the H1-B, one of the Ls) are dual intent, meaning that you can use them having the intent to work AND immigrate. I know, it seems weird.

As far as where to marry, pretty much anywhere that you can get a marriage license. Most places seem to be satisfied with a valid passport and a social security number (or a good reason for not having one.) You should call the office for the county where you want to get married, as in my experience the information they have online tends to pre-suppose someone is a citizen.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-18 12:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswanting to get married but how and where?
Your university's international office is probably a really good resource for you in this case. Students switch visa types, get married, etc ALL the time, and they'll have a better sense of what you're in for, and how best to time your wedding. You're not the first student in this position, and they'll be able to give you more specific advice than we will.

Good luck.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-17 12:41:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswanting to get married but how and where?
The most common grad student visas are F-1s and J-1s. J-1s sometimes have a two-year home residency requirement, but not always.

Student visas often extend past the point where the person officially is no longer enrolled (it gives employers a chance to sort out getting them an H1-B ). To stay and adjust status after leaving once he has the degree COULD be okay (people manage to adjust off of the VWP just having decided to get married on 'a whim') but it would be a lot harder to show that you didn't have immigrant intent because you no longer can say 'I was here to get my degree, met my girlfriend, and we decided to get married.'
I wouldn't recommend it.

But, here's what you can do. You could get married now (Vegas, where-ever) and file for adjustment of status. Chances are his Advance Parole will be in by Christmas, so you two can leave for your visit and then return to look for jobs and live in NYC. You might have to adjust the trip a little bit (like if your interview were in January), but that way would ensure no separation.

Edited by Caladan, 17 August 2007 - 12:10 PM.

CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-17 12:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswanting to get married but how and where?

I did the same thing, and it was never mentioned at the interview, and it did not cause me any trouble at all. What it did do, though, was to cause me a lot of anxiety, worrying if I had done something wrong or if I was going to be denied because of it. That is why I advice against leaving the country without green card/ AP.
Apart from that, all Caladan's advice is excellent.


To clarify, I wasn't talking about leaving before green card/AP, but an F-1 who is engaged (but not yet married or filing) without having set a date to get married going out of the country for a conference and returning and marrying a year later. Once you're married, stay put until you have the green card or AP.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-17 11:00:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedureswanting to get married but how and where?
This is very, very common. Lots of people meet their future spouses while in school. Of everyone I know who has done so, not a single person has filed for a K-1 and gone home. Just as a data point. All of them adjusted status successfully and without any problems with fraud.

And plenty of them traveled home, or to another country on a conference, while being engaged. Usually they hadn't set a date, so it was arguable, say, if got engaged in July, flew to a conference in Japan in August, returned for the start of the semester in September and married the following June, that they didn't have immigrant intent upon entry. More common was people being here for several years without having left the country and marrying once the F-1 was about to expire. I wouldn't say the first path is particularly wise, nor would I recommend following it, but I think it's good to have a sense of what has been common. Most young couples don't even think about the visa implications as long as the person is enrolled validly in their program. And most of them have no problems.

And I would advise people to check with their school programs and their funding for what happens if they switch visa types. Sometimes the K-1 isn't a good option. If you can demonstrate you didn't have immigrant intent upon your last entry, there's no particular reason to chase down the K-1. Sometimes adjusting from an F-1 isn't a good option if you're going to need to travel a lot while AOS is pending.

To the OP: You have a couple of options if you want to get married in the U.S. 1) Your fiance is here now and presumably entered the U.S. a while ago, and since you had been planning to go to Europe to get married, he didn't enter with the intent to use the student visa to adjust. If you want to get married here now, (like next summer) it's best if he doesn't leave the country, because on any subsequent entry it would be much harder to show that he didn't have intent. Get married, file the I-130 along with the I-485 and assorted paperwork (check out the guides.)

Or, you can file for a K-1. 2) You can do that while your fiance is in the U.S. File for the K-1. Have someone (parents, siblings) serve as the address for your fiance's petition. Return for the interview. Get the visa. Return to the U.S., marry, and file for adjustment of status based on the K-1 (same crazy party, but you don't include the I-130).

Were it me, I'd take option 1. Just my opinion of course, and dependent on what I understand to be your situation, but there's no particular reason to bother with the royal pain in the ### that is the K-1 if you don't have to.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-17 09:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresTax Transcripts - yet another twist
As far as the visa goes, you can use your W-2s & 1099s and your own photocopy of your return to establish income eligibility. The transcript is clearer, but it's not required (unless your consulate specifically asks for it -- the I-134 doesn't require it), and whether the IRS cocked up their end isn't something that should keep you from establishing that you have enough money to support your fiance.

As far as the IRS, god bless ya and good luck. I'm sure it'll be sorted out eventually.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-14 21:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresI did not send the first page of my passport! help please!
They might ask for it; they might not. But if they do, they'll ask your fiance for it and he can send it in. You could send him a copy of the first page of your passport now so if he does get an RFE, he could send it in the next day.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-19 09:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresIs to "Early" for me to file the I-129 Petition?
You might want to ask this question of others going through your consulate. While USCIS doesn't care if your marriage is a good idea, just that it's not for immigration benefit (i.e., they're not going to deny you because they think it's bad to get married after a short courtship), at some consulates, knowing each other for a short amount of time before filing raises suspicions that the marriage is only for immigration benefit.

That's not a reason not to file now if you're ready to be together, but people might have suggestions on how to prepare your proof of relationship for the interview.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-20 07:44:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFIANCEE WANTS TO RETURN TO KOREA!!
It's possible they've changed the numbering system since we had our petition approved last October. If it starts with three letters and then has trailing numbers, that's probably your case number. Was it stamped on the back of the check?
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-24 10:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresFIANCEE WANTS TO RETURN TO KOREA!!
USCIS has been slow in updating their online system lately, so it's possible that your case hasn't shown up.

Has something changed recently? Vermont Service Center used to be abbreviated as EAC, and the code after that would be two digits for the year (07), three digits for the business day of the fiscal year (like 259), and then five more numbers, which I'm guessing are some sort of ordinal counting system.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-24 07:51:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresL1 vs a existing K1 application
Read up on it. We had looked into this (and decided against it because we weren't sure if we'd get the L-1 in time for him to travel here for the wedding), and one of the things I remember is that you can't switch from a K-1 to an L-1. That's in the instructions on the L-1. I am not certain, however, what that means practically: whether you can't switch once you're in the U.S. having used your K-1, or whether you can't switch beforehand, or whether you can't switch without formally canceling the K-1.

And I don't know if there would be a problem cancelling a fiance visa in process to go for an L-1. I suspect not, but you might want to run this by an attorney. The L-1 is great if you can get it, though. Dual intent, very easy to get.
CaladanMaleCanada2007-08-27 08:20:00